Nesting pressing boards



Sept. 24, 1957 w, KAY 2,807,106

NESTING PRESSING BOARD'S Filed Sept. 5, 1954 4 27 W INVENTOR W L. Hu

United States Patent NESTING PRESSING BOARDS William L. Kay, Washington, D. C.

Application September 3, 1954, Serial No. 454,080

2 Claims. (Cl. 38-135) This invention relates to pressing boards and allied apparatus.

Pressing board units having separate skirt and sleeve pressing boards are well known. The use of these boards, however, has proven disadvantageous in that the boards, for the most part, are bulky and thus hard to move from place to place. It is, therefore, a primary object of the present invention to obviate these disadvantages by providing a pressing board unit of this general type wherein the individual boards are adapted to lie in compact nesting relation.

Another object of the invention is to provide a pressing board unit which when nested, results in a package of uniform length and width thereby facilitating storage and providing a compact unit for shipment.

Other objects of the present invention will be apparent from a consideration of the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the pressing boards nested together.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing in detail the relationship of the various boards in nested position.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 44 of Figure 2.

Referring now to the drawing, numeral 11 generally designates a skirt press board having a pressing panel 12 and a panel 13, of similar shape serving as the base of the skirt press board.

Panels 12 and 13 are held in spaced parallel relationship by means of a plurality of wooden spacers, 14, 15 and 16. The spacers have a bore 17 extending therethrough for the reception of a bolt 18 and panels 12 and 13 are correspondingly apertured as at 19 and 20 to permit penetration by the bolt. Aperatures 19 and 20 are preferably counter-sunk in order that the hsead and nut of the bolt 18 may lie flush with the surface of panels 12 and 13.

Spacer 14 which is disposed centrally and forwardly of the other spacers is of a width approximately equal to the height of the sleeve press board 21, and is grooved on each side to accommodate the ends of panels 22 and 23 to aid in maintaining the sleeve press board between panels 12 and 13, thereby holding the sleeve press board tightly in place.

The sleeve press board 21 is constructed in the identical fashion as the skirt press board and has a pressing panel 22 and base panel 23 held apart by spacers 24, 25 and 26. The sleeve press board is, however, of smaller dimensions than the skirt press board so that it will fit into the space between the pressing panel and the base panel of the skirt press board when placed on its side.

A pounding block 27 in the form of a solid block of wood having rounded ends and longitudinal grooves 28 on its upper lateral surfaces which facilitate gripping the block is provided for smoothing out the material to be pressed and steamed.

Point press board 29 consists of a longitudinal flat base 30 to which is attached along a median line an upright member 31 which tapers ofi to a point at one end. The point press board is designed and constructed for the purpose not only of pointing and pressing collars with the unfinished collar which has an upper and lower layer being stretched over the point of the upright member but also pressing any seam which can not be effectively pressed on the skirt or sleeve press boards.

In the nesting position, the pounding block is disposed along the base 30 of the point press board 29 in abutting relation with upright member 31 on one side and the lower panel of the sleeve press board on the opposite side to thus hold it snugly in place. Both the point press board and the pounding block are arranged within the rectangular area defined by the four panels of the sleeve press board and the skirt press board.

The outside of the base of the point press board extends between the base panel of the skirt press board and the pressing panel of the sleeve press board for the purpose of holding it in nesting position.

For the purpose of preventing the sleeve press board from becoming dislodged from between the panels of the skirt press board, a hook 32 engages the spacer 26. The hook is attached to the base panel of the skirt press board by means of a screw clamp 33 which passes upwardly through an aperture 34 in the base panel of the skirt press board.

The pressing surfaces of the skirt and sleeve press boards are to be padded in any desired manner.

It is understood that the invention disclosed herein is to be in no way limited to the specific structure and detail set forth and numerous changes and modifications as might occur to one skilled in the art may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as outlined in the appended claims.

What I claim as new and desire to be secured by Letters Patent is:

1. A nesting pressing board unit comprising a skirt pressing board, a base therefor positioned in parallel spaced relation with said skirt pressing board, first spacers positioned between and adjacent one end of said skirt pressing board and the corresponding end of its base for holding said skirt pressing board and its base in parallel spaced relation, a sleeve pressing board, a base therefor positioned in parallel spaced relation with said sleeve pressing board, second spacers positioned between and adjacent one end of said sleeve pressing board and the corresponding end of its base for holding said sleeve pressing board and its base in parallel spaced relation, said sleeve pressing board and its base being adapted to removably fit between said skirt pressing board and its base so that the respective surfaces of the latter are substantially perpendicular to the respective surfaces of the former and the adjacent ends of said sleeve pressing board and its base opposite from said second spacers straddle one of said first spacers and abut against at least one of the other of said first spacers and the adjacent ends of the said skirt pressing board and its base opposite from said first spacers straddle said second spacers, whereby a storage cavity is formed defined by said first spacers and said second spacers and by the portions of the surfaces of said skirt pressing board and its base and said sleeve pressing board and its base lying between said first and said second spacers when said skirt pressing board and its base and said sleeve pressing board and its base are in P i e d .s r- 242.1951- fitted relation, and means removably securing one of said second spacers to said base of said skirt pressing board.

2. A nesting pressing board unit as claimed in claim 1 whereina point pressing board and a pounding block are accommodated within said storage cavity, said point pressing board and said pounding block being adapted to fit snugly side by side therein.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Miller June 6, Kruse July 25, Harksen Oct. 24, Doyle Feb. 5, Wallace Apr. 3, 

